Unwanted World: A Post ApocalypticDystopian Survival Fiction Series (The EMP Survivor Series Book 4) (The EMP Survivor Series (5 Book Series)) by Chris Pike

Author:Chris Pike [Pike, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-19T06:00:00+00:00

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Nico woke in the morning to the sounds of birds chirping and kids playing outside. He’d left the window open during the night to take advantage of the breeze. The corner room had two windows, one on the north side of the house, the other on the east side, which provided a cross breeze. Josh told him to sleep in the guest bedroom, while he would sleep on the sofa knowing he had a long way to go and would need the sleep. Nico didn’t fight him on it, and once he stretched out on the bed and closed his eyes, he fell fast asleep. He hadn’t moved from the spot he fell asleep in.

He woke groggily, yawned, stretched his toes to the bottom of the bed, and his first thought was it was too early for kids to play outside. He opened his eyes a slit, greeted by the morning sun filtering into the bedroom. From the position of the morning sun, it was probably 10 a.m. or later. He was blasted by a shot of adrenaline when he realized he had overslept. He threw off the sheet and dressed hastily.

Nico muttered an obscenity under his breath, chastising himself for sleeping late. He’d never make it to San Antonio on time. Nature was calling so he took the stairs two at a time, hurried through the den, and stepped into the kitchen.

She said, “You can go outside behind the tool shed.” Nico hurried through to the laundry room and unlatched the screen door to the backyard. His eyes swept over the yard. He spied the tool shed, figuring the space between it and the fence was as good a place as any.

When he returned to the house, Vanessa was at the kitchen sink staring at the faucet.

“Are you okay?” Nico asked.

“I don’t know. I haven’t told the kids yet.”

“You’ll need to tell them. Do you want me to tell them what happened?”

“No. It’s better if they hear it from me.” Vanessa sighed. “This is so annoying.”

“What is?”

“There’s hardly any water pressure, only a trickle.”

“Get the kids up and have them stand at each faucet and fill whatever containers you have with water. You’re going to need it.”

“We have a good supply of bottled water,” Vanessa said.

“It’s better to have more than less.”

Vanessa nodded. “Can I get you anything to eat for breakfast?”

“I don’t want to trouble you.”

“It’s no trouble and I need to stay busy.”

“I understand,” Nico said. “Do you have any coffee?”

“It’s cold, but it’s still coffee.”

“I’ll take it.”

Vanessa poured a cup of cold coffee into a mug and handed it to Nico. “Do you need cream or sugar?”

“Black’s good.” Nico gulped the coffee then set the mug on the counter. “Can I ask you to do something else?”

“Sure? What do you need?”

“If you could pack me several peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, I’d be most appreciative. I didn’t mean to sleep so long. I guess my body needed the rest.”

“I think we all did.” Vanessa

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